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Posted: 11 Nov 2014 08:11 AM PST

DBM releases P50 M for OFW repatriation in conflict areas
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - The Aquino government has released an additional P50 million to support the continuing repatriation of Filipino workers affected by the conflict in some parts of the Middle East. The amount will augment the P100-million emergency fund ...
Government releases more money to repatriate OFWs from crisis zonesInterAksyon
Gov't releases P50M to repatriate Pinoys in four ME countriesPhilippine Information Agency
Philippine gov't augments fund for repatriation of FilipinosGlobalPost
Rappler -GMA News -Sun.Star
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Posted: 11 Nov 2014 09:37 PM PST

No police ban on coverage of Maguindanao massacre trial–spokesman
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines — Police officials dragged into the complaint of a journalists group before the Office of the Ombudsman have denied giving orders to ban media coverage of the Maguindanao Massacre trial. ‎Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) ...
Cops face press freedom caseBusinessWorld Online Edition
Coverage curb in massacre trial scoredManila Standard Today
Ampatuan massacre update | Media groups file raps vs police, jail officers for ...Bulatlat (blog)
Philippine Star
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Posted: 11 Nov 2014 09:24 PM PST

Bomb found at gasoline station in Isabela City
Zamboanga Today Online
(BY: EUGENE LASPRILLA) An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered and safely defused by police and military bomb experts at the vicinity of ASL Gasoline Station along Riverside Barangay, Isabela City, Basilan Province. The IED was discovered ...
Bomb defused in BasilanMinda News
Police foil new bombing attempt in PhilippinesMindanao Examiner
Bombing attempt foiledSun.Star
Philippine Star
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Posted: 11 Nov 2014 03:05 PM PST

SC OKs Ruby Rose killer as witness
MSN Philippines News
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld a Malabon regional trial court (RTC) ruling allowing Ruby Rose Barrameda's self-confessed killer to become a state witness. In a 20-page decision released recently, the SC's Second Division affirmed the modified ruling ...
SC upholds court ruling on Barrameda slay witnessInquirer.net
SC upholds discharge of witness in Ruby Rose slay caseABS CBN News
RTC judge who allowed Barrameda slay suspect to be state witness did right - SCInterAksyon
GMA News
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Posted: 11 Nov 2014 03:05 PM PST

Troops launch strikes on Abu leader's camp
MSN Philippines News
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government security forces have launched an assault on an Abu Sayyaf leader's camp, which also serves as the bandit group's bomb factory, in Tipo-Tipo town, Basilan. Capt. Ma. Rowena Muyuela, spokesperson for the Western ...
AFP captures Abu Sayyaf bomb factory in BasilanRappler
Military launches offensive vs Abu SayyafSun.Star
Govt troops capture Abu Sayyaf 'IED factory' in BasilanInterAksyon

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Posted: 11 Nov 2014 08:11 AM PST

PNP chief denies owning 10-hectare land
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima yesterday denied owning a sprawling 10-hectare property in Talisay, Batangas aside from his controversial 4.7-hectare house in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija.
PNP: Chief owns no Batangas propertyManila Standard Today
Purisima taps CIDG to find brains behind smear drive against himInquirer.net
PNP chief denies owning Batangas property - spokesmenMSN Philippines News
GMA News -ABS CBN News
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Posted: 11 Nov 2014 05:24 PM PST

Manila promises more accountability for relief aid
The Asian Pacific Post
Canada is pumping another $20 million to help the survivors of a devastating typhoon that swept the Philippines as accusations fly in the Southeast Asian nation of political divisions, bureaucracy and corruption bogging down rehabilitation efforts. Typhoon ...
Highlighting the human side of disaster recoveryTempo
UN notes change year after 'Yolanda'Inquirer.net
Ozarkers' generosity helps make 'Mission of Hope' reality in typhoon-ravaged ...KY3
The Catholic Register -Catholic Sentinel -The Worldfolio
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Posted: 11 Nov 2014 05:42 PM PST

Ex-Comelec exec warns of 'sham' PCOS bidding
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines–A former election commissioner—whom Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. has called an "attention seeker" and "troublemaker"—has warned against a "possible sham bidding" in the purchase of 23,000 more ...
Binay still on topManila Standard Today
AES Watch fears sham Comelec bidding on P2B new optical scan machinesMSN Philippines News
Watchdogs fear 'sham bidding' for addt'l voting machinesRappler
Tempo
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Posted: 11 Nov 2014 07:11 AM PST